AccomodationAccomodation

PORTUGALPORTUGAL

MAP PF PORTUGALMAP PF PORTUGAL

CONTENTCONTENT INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION GEOGRAPHYGEOGRAPHY VISAVISA ACCOMODATIONACCOMODATION HERITAGE SITESHERITAGE SITES ATTRACTIONATTRACTION CUISINESCUISINES TRANSPORTTRANSPORT COCLUSIONCOCLUSION

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION Portuguese RepublicPortuguese Republic

President:President: Aníbal Cavaco Silva Aníbal Cavaco Silva

Prime Minister:Prime Minister: José Sócrates José Sócrates

Land area:Land area: 35,382 sq mi (91,639 sq km); 35,382 sq mi (91,639 sq km);

Total area:Total area: 35,672 sq mi (92,391 sq km) 35,672 sq mi (92,391 sq km)

Population (2010 est.):Population (2010 est.): 10,735,765 (growth rate: 0.2%); 10,735,765 (growth rate: 0.2%); birth rate: 10.1/1000; infant mortality rate: 4.7/1000; birth rate: 10.1/1000; infant mortality rate: 4.7/1000;

CONT……CONT…… Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Lisbon, 2,618,100 : Lisbon, 2,618,100

(metro. area), 559,400(metro. area), 559,400 Other large city: Oporto, 264,200Other large city: Oporto, 264,200 Monetary unit: Euro (formerly escudo)Monetary unit: Euro (formerly escudo) GOVERNMENT: PARLIAMENT DAMOCRACYGOVERNMENT: PARLIAMENT DAMOCRACY LOGITUDE :39LOGITUDE :3900 30N 30N LATITUDE : 8LATITUDE : 80 0 00W 00W IT IS LOCATED IN SOUTHERN EUROPE AND IT IS LOCATED IN SOUTHERN EUROPE AND

LIESON WESTERN PART OF SPAINLIESON WESTERN PART OF SPAIN

LANGUAGESLANGUAGES Official language(s) Portuguese (s) Portuguese Main foreign language(s)Main foreign language(s) English (33%)English (33%) French (22%)French (22%) Spanish (14%)Spanish (14%) PORTUGESE language is the 2PORTUGESE language is the 2ndnd most most

spoken language in the world near spoken language in the world near about 200 million people spoke this about 200 million people spoke this language language

BARCELOS COCK & IBERION WOLF BARCELOS COCK & IBERION WOLF &LAVENDER&LAVENDER

                                                                                        

GEOGRAPHYGEOGRAPHY

Portugal occupies the western part of the Portugal occupies the western part of the Iberian PeninsulaIberian Peninsula and is slightly smaller than and is slightly smaller than Indiana. The country is crossed by three large Indiana. The country is crossed by three large rivers that rise in Spain, flow into the Atlantic, rivers that rise in Spain, flow into the Atlantic, and divide the country into three geographic and divide the country into three geographic areas. areas. The Minho RiverThe Minho River, part of the northern , part of the northern boundary, cuts through a mountainous area boundary, cuts through a mountainous area that extends south to the vicinity of thethat extends south to the vicinity of the Douro Douro River. South of the Douro, the mountains slope River. South of the Douro, the mountains slope to the plains around the to the plains around the Tejo RiverTejo River. The . The remaining division is the southern one of remaining division is the southern one of Alentejo. Alentejo.

visavisa

Who requires a visa?Who requires a visa?For stays of up to 90 days, a visa may not be For stays of up to 90 days, a visa may not be required to study in Portugal (A tourist visa required to study in Portugal (A tourist visa may be required, depending on nationality). may be required, depending on nationality).

What document is What document is necessarynecessary

NATIOALITY & DURATION = VISA REQUIRMENTNATIOALITY & DURATION = VISA REQUIRMENT

Passport valid for 3 months after date of return and with a least one Passport valid for 3 months after date of return and with a least one blank visa pageblank visa page

Completed application form duly filled in capital lettersCompleted application form duly filled in capital letters Two colour passport size photographTwo colour passport size photograph Proof of departure arrangementsProof of departure arrangements Proof of sufficient means of support Proof of sufficient means of support Proof of health insurance coverage Proof of health insurance coverage

1.1.What is the What is the cost of a visacost of a visa??

25 Euro to 170 Euro 25 Euro to 170 Euro

HOTEL PALMAHOTEL PALMA

HOTEL PORTOHOTEL PORTO

TULIP HOTELTULIP HOTEL

HOTEL DE CHARMEHOTEL DE CHARME

MARIOTT HOTELMARIOTT HOTEL

BEACH HOTELBEACH HOTEL

BEIRAS CENTRAL BEIRAS CENTRAL HOTELHOTEL

HERITAGE HERITAGE SITESSITES

MADEIRAMADEIRA

BELEM TOWER(1983)BELEM TOWER(1983)

ALCOBACA ALCOBACA MONASTERY(1989)MONASTERY(1989)

PRE HISTORIC ROCK ART PRE HISTORIC ROCK ART SITESITE

CULTURECULTURE Traditions in PortugalTraditions in Portugal In Portugal, the father of the In Portugal, the father of the

family is called as the bread family is called as the bread winner, and the mother has winner, and the mother has the job of watching the the job of watching the house as well as the family. house as well as the family. Today, the male role is not Today, the male role is not as important as the roll of as important as the roll of the woman.the woman.

CONT…CONT… In Portugal, children In Portugal, children

make their own make their own decisions. They also have decisions. They also have much freedom outside of much freedom outside of the home. Due to the the home. Due to the amount of freedom, amount of freedom, children still aren't children still aren't allowed to leave the allowed to leave the home until they are home until they are married and have their married and have their own children.own children.

RELIGIONRELIGION The most predominant The most predominant religion in religion in

PortugalPortugal is is Roman CatholicismRoman Catholicism. . Approximately 84% of the population Approximately 84% of the population ofof Portugal is nominallyis nominally

Where as rest of portugese (19%) is Where as rest of portugese (19%) is of different religionof different religion

AIRLINESAIRLINES

GOA : CONDORGOA : CONDOR KOLKATA : LUFTHANSAKOLKATA : LUFTHANSA PUNE : LUFTHANSAPUNE : LUFTHANSA MUMBAI : BRITISH AIRWAYS MUMBAI : BRITISH AIRWAYS

KILLKILL DELHI : AIR INDIA DELHI : AIR INDIA